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What is wrong about motorcycle mechanics institute?

Motorcycle Mechanics Institute? UTI?

  • I'm wanting to go to MMI after i ETS from the Army, I love Harleys and they have always been my primary vehicle "even the winter and rain". I have no experience in mechanics, and i'm a field artilleryman in the Army. Mainly i'm going to MMI to use my GI Bill and collect the $1,500.00 a month BAH for the duration of the school so i can land at least land a part time job and have a place to live. And to be able to work on my own bike and not pay Harley out the yin yang to touch it, And also to maybe land a job at a dealership but im not betting everything on landing a job in the dealership in this economy. Anyways, can a person who is not a mechanic wizz learn everything they need to know from the ground up at UTI's MMI?

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    Well, I can tell you first hand that after being there for 2 1/2 years, I liked every day of that school. I didnt take HD, I took import bikes, but the HD class is excellent there. I have friends that have taken it and graduated, and now work in the industry, and so do I. If you are not a mechanic, but have some sort of inclination and like hands on work, then you'll like it. I notice the people out here who knock the school, are the people who havent gone there. If you want to even get your foot in the door, in the bike industry, you wont have a chance unless you attend a school like MMI, or Wyotech...and MMI is a better school. Would I recommend it? Hell yes I would...it will teach you what you need to know to become an entry level tech in the real world, and its the highest accredited school for factory service training. I'm going back soon for my BMW courses, but I live here near Phoenix, so MMI is not far from me. They also have housing and job placement if you need help, and after graduation, they will help find you a job if you're out of state too. I agree, that getting a job may be tough, but if anything, you will have the skill, and the trait for the rest of your life, but you have to be very committed to going there as well. If you skip more than 5 hrs a class, they will fail you for that course, so be prepared for the ride. Either you want to, and will do it, or you shouldnt even consider it, if you know you cant hack it.

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Listen to Jon's advice, he is dead on!!! Curly apparently had a bad experience with UTI's auto division which is TOTALLY different from MMI who has been around since the mid-80's and is only owned by UTI for the 10 or so years. Unlike UTI's auto division, MMI is the ONLY school that is a FACTORY authorized training facility for Harley, BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki....like Jon said, if you want into a dealership, being an MMI grad is the ONLY way you will get in....especially with this being the age of fuel injection and computer controlled everything, Harley uses their own proprietarty to dealers only, computer diagnostic system that is only taught at MMI because they are the only Harley authorized training facility. You don't need to know anything going in, they will teach you everything you need to know to become an entry-level tech. The first 6 months is all theory and general motorcycle knowledge , mechanics and operations, then after that, you go into whatever factory electives you want. The job market is pretty bad right now, but if your heart is in it, you will be fine. By the time you get out, things will hopefully be looking up and the job market a little better, but if nothing else, like you said, you will have the skills needed to do your own work and for your friends....which is an easy way to get alot of the specialized tooling you will need. I don't charge my friends cash for working on their bikes, their payment to me is buying me the special tools I need to do their work, and there is always SOMETHING you will need. Go for it and good luck!!!!

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Uti's automotive school is a scam hands down. I went there for a few months there was no real world experience what so ever. since i left i have become an ase certified mech. Im not so sure there motorcycle school is going to be much better. The people who come out of these schools don't usually end up making it in the auto field. also were do you live . . . are you in a region were there is a large riding season . I have worked with a few bike mechanics who have hard time finding work in the winter I would look up alot more reviews on the school before making a decision. That's why I said to check out more reviews because if you read any about UTI you will find that 8 out of 10 are telling you that they are a scam the other 2 guys either already new about cars or unfortunatly actually think they are mechanics soon to find out there screwed. If you really want to become a mechanic get a job as an apprentice in a shop and learn on the job the real way . . . the only way. and save 30 gran wile your at it.

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